Regular biography
Pol Antràs is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, affiliated with the Department of Economics. His research focuses on international economics and applied theory. Antràs is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and served as Director of the International Trade and Organization (ITO) Working Group. He is also Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics. His work includes a book titled Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure, published by Princeton University Press. Antràs has received several distinctions, including an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in 2007 and the Fundación Banco Herrero Prize in 2009. He was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2015.
Scholar-generated biography
Pol Antras is the Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics at Harvard University, specializing in International Trade, Multinationals, Global Value Chains, International Economics, and Globalization. His research explores the structure of international trade, the role of multinational firms, and the organization of global value chains. Antras investigates how firms source and organize production globally, the impact of trade agreements on offshoring, and the implications of globalization for economic development. His work includes empirical studies on global sourcing, contractual frictions, and the evolution of global value chains in the post-COVID-19 era.